Leadership, Ethics and Organizational Sustainability Major

The Leadership, Ethics, and Organizational Sustainability (LEO) major develops thoughtful, ethically-grounded, and broad-minded leaders who enable businesses to serve the common good. The major includes several components, including leadership, social responsibility, ethics, justice, stakeholder management, and systems thinking; these aspects all focus on helping students learn how business and organizations can be forces for good in society. The LEO major helps students learn leadership for the greater good, which involves an awareness of and striving for success as defined by the the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit. This triple bottom line encompasses the need for developing shared value that generates sustainable profit, provides for human well-being, and consciously stewards natural resources.

Goal 1: Communication - Students will develop the self-assessment, perspective-taking, and emotional intelligence skills essential to communicate and lead effectively with stakeholders

Goal 2: Critical Thinking and Inquiry – Students will understand and be able to apply core theories of business ethics (e.g., utilitarianism and rights theory)

Goal 3: Ethics, Social Justice, and Ignatian Values – Students will Develop self-knowledge and agency as a leader committed to ethically engaging with stakeholders and championing economic, social, and climate justice (e.g., United Nations Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs])

Goal 4: Global/Diversity -  Students will understand the Triple Bottom Line (i.e., People,
Planet, and Profit) approach to sustainability and use it to inform decision-making

Goal 5: Leadership - Students will understand and be able to apply core theories and
skills of leadership (e.g., servant leadership and emotional intelligence)

Goal 6: Discipline or Program Specific Competencies - Students will Identify the actors and interdependencies in the systemic stakeholder web and balance the interests of multiple stakeholders in the context of leading for sustainable development

Cornerstone Core Curriculum Requirements

Consist of 14 core and 2 overlay requirements.  See below for additional detailed information on each of these requirements.

First Year Course Requirements
ENG 101Craft of Language3
World History Course Area3
Philosophy Requirements
Either Level One or Level Two (but not both) -- must be Ethics designated. If approved, philosophy courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as Philosophy Level Two and as a Mission Overlay course.
Philosophy Level One3
Philosophy Level Two3
Theology & Religious Studies Requirements
If approved, Theology & Religious Studies courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as CCC Theology and as a Mission Overlay course.
Theology3
Religious Studies3
Diversity & INT 151 Requirements
A student's Diversity course may not count for any other CCC course area requirement or as their Mission Overlay course. If approved, Diversity courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive Overlay requirement. INT 151 may not count for any other CCC requirements. This course must be taken in the first two years
Diversity3
INT 151Inequality in American Society1
Math & Natural Science Requirements
If approved, Math & Natural Science Requirements may count toward overlay requirements.
Mathematics3-4
Natural Science4
Social Science Requirement3
If approved, such Social Science Requirement may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
Non-Native Language Requirement3-4
A single Non-Native Language course may not count as an overlay course but a second language course fulfills a student's Mission Overlay requirement.
Literature Requirement3
If approved, Literature courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design Requirement3
If approved, Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
Overlay Requirements
Writing-Intensive3
If approved, Writing-Intensive courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, electives, or as any CCC course area requirement except for the first-year courses (World History and Rhetoric and Composition).
Mission-Overlay3
Mission Overlay courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, elective courses, or any of the following CCC course areas: Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Science, or Social Science.
Total Hours47-49

Recommended CCC Courses

Diversity
MGT 221
Diversity in the Workplace
Mission-Overlay
MGT 210
Business Stakeholders & Ethics

Business Foundation 

ACC 101Concepts of Financial Acct3
ACC 102Managerial Accounting3
DSS 100Excel Competency1
DSS 200AI in Business3
DSS 210Business Statistics3
DSS 220Business Analytics3
ECN 102Introductory Economics Macro3
FIN 200Intro to Finance 13
or FIN 225 Fund of Quantitative Finance
MGT 110Essent'ls of Organzational Beh3
or MGT 120 Essentials of Management
MGT 360Legal Environment of Business3
MKT 201Principles of Marketing3
BUS 495Business Strategy3
Total Hours34
1

ECN 101 is a prerequisite for FIN 200 and may count towards the Cornerstone Core Curriculum Social Science requirement.

Major Requirements

Required Courses
MGT 210Business Stakeholders & Ethics 13
MGT 211Perspectives on Leadership3
MGT 212Organizational Sustainability3
MGT 221Diversity in the Workplace3
MGT 415Applied Ldrshp & Sustain Capst3
Major Electives
Select two of the following:6
MGT 220
Intro Human Resource Managemen
MGT 222
Influence,Negotiation&Conflict
MGT 230
Intro:Entrepreneur/New Venture
MGT 310
Breaking News in Bus. Ethics
MGT 311
Leading Teams
MGT 321
International Talent Mgt
MGT 322
Decision Making w/ Analytics
MGT 330
Social Enterprise & Soc Change
MGT 365
Employment and Labor Law
IBU 210
Intro International Business
FIN 310
Sustainable Finance
or DSS 321
 Project Management
or MKT 304
 Principles of Selling
or MKT 313
 Ethics in Marketing
or HAD 201
 Intro to Healthcare Admin
Calculus (will count for CCC: Mathematics)3-4
MAT 120
Precalculus
MAT 123
Differential Calculus
MAT 155
Fundamentals of Calculus
MAT 161
Calculus I
Total Hours24-25
1

Students who have taken PHL 320 should not take MGT 210; another major elective will be taken instead

Free Electives

Six to eight courses. Graduation requires 120 credits. Any credits necessary to reach that number outside of the CCC and major requirements are considered free electives.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallHours
DSS 100 Excel Competency 1
ACC 101 Concepts of Financial Acct 3
MGT 110
or MGT 120
 Essent'ls of Organzational Beh (or Theology)
or Essentials of Management
 3
ECN 101
or ECN 102
 Introductory Economics Micro
or Introductory Economics Macro
 3
Non-Native Language or Mathematics 3-4
World History 3
 Hours16-17
Spring
ACC 102 Managerial Accounting 3
ENG 101 Craft of Language 3
MGT 110
or MGT 120
 Essent'ls of Organzational Beh (Or Theology)
or Essentials of Management
 3
Mathematics or Non-Native Language 3-4
ECN 102
or ECN 101
 Introductory Economics Macro
or Introductory Economics Micro
 3
INT 151 Inequality in American Society 1
 Hours16-17
Sophomore
Fall
MGT 210 Business Stakeholders & Ethics 3
DSS 200 AI in Business 3
DSS 210 Business Statistics 3
MKT 201 Principles of Marketing 3
Philosophy Level One 3
 Hours15
Spring
MGT 211 Perspectives on Leadership 3
MGT 221 Diversity in the Workplace 3
DSS 220 Business Analytics 3
FIN 200 Intro to Finance 3
Philosophy Level Two 3
 Hours15
Junior
Fall
Major Elective 3
MGT 360 Legal Environment of Business 3
Religious Studies 3
Free Electives 6
 Hours15
Spring
MGT 212 Organizational Sustainability 3
Natural Science 4
Free Electives 9
 Hours16
Senior
Fall
Major Elective 3
BUS 495 Business Strategy 3
Fine & Performing Arts, Design & Creativity 3
Free Electives 6
 Hours15
Spring
MGT 415 Applied Ldrshp & Sustain Capst 3
Literature 3
Free Electives 6-9
 Hours12-15
 Total Hours120-125